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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | May 1, 1850 |
| From City | Baltimore |
| From State | MD |
| To City | Philadelphia |
| To State | PA |
| Addressee | W. L. Schaffer |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 394357 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
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PF 394357
1b 1847 5¢ orange brown SINGLE, RED NUMERAL "5" CANCEL, ON 1850 DATED FL TO PHILADELPHIA, BLUE BALTIMORE MD PMK WITH BLUE "R" RECORDED HANDSTAMP.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage, The Stamp With A Faint Horizontal Crease At Top FROM A FILE FOLD.
Lot 85 Red Brown (1), large margins to barely touching at bottom, bright handsome color approaching Orange Brown, superb impression, from the reworked plate, cancelled by red ˜5' and tied by file fold on registered pale green 1850 folded letter to Philadelphia with clear blue R, Baltimore Md. May 1 cds, fresh and fine appearance, pretty cover
Matthew Bennett International Sale 252 realized 1050
Alexander listed as 5/1/50
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sale 1155 lot 3156 realized 325
1b 1847 5¢ orange brown SINGLE, RED NUMERAL "5" CANCEL, ON 1850 DATED FL TO PHILADELPHIA, BLUE BALTIMORE MD PMK WITH BLUE "R" RECORDED HANDSTAMP.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage, The Stamp With A Faint Horizontal Crease At Top FROM A FILE FOLD.
Lot 85 Red Brown (1), large margins to barely touching at bottom, bright handsome color approaching Orange Brown, superb impression, from the reworked plate, cancelled by red ˜5' and tied by file fold on registered pale green 1850 folded letter to Philadelphia with clear blue R, Baltimore Md. May 1 cds, fresh and fine appearance, pretty cover
Matthew Bennett International Sale 252 realized 1050
Alexander listed as 5/1/50
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sale 1155 lot 3156 realized 325
